Abstract: A ventilated disk used in automobiles and industrial vehicles includes a pair of mutually opposing disk portions, a plurality of radially extending ribs integrally formed with the disk portions and interposed therebetween, and at least one annular damping member. Formed in each rib is at least one radially extending oblong hole which passes through the rib in the circumferential direction. The oblong holes in the respective ribs form at least one circular array along a circular whose center is the center of the disk. The annular damping member(s) extends/extend through the oblong holes forming the annular array(s) and is in contacting engagement with the outer end portion and side portion of each ablong hole.

Abstract: A dolly for use on a chain conveyer in moving an object over a pair of spaced rails comprising: a shaft having two ends, pusher structure mounted on said shaft intermediate said ends for pushing said object over said rails without rotational movement of said pusher structure, said pusher structure including connecting means for connecting said pusher structure to said chain conveyer; and roller removably secured to said ends of said shaft for rotation about said shaft, said rollers adapted to engage said rails.

Abstract: A fluid pressure control device for antilock control includes a housing having inlet and outlet ports communicating with a master cylinder and a wheel brake, respectively, and a spool mounted in the housing so as to be slidable between two positions. When the spool is in one of the two positions, a large-flow channel is formed between the inlet and outlet ports, whereas in the other position, a small-flow channel is formed therebetween. When in an intermediate positon, both the large-flow and small-flow channels are closed. A bypass channel branches off from the small-flow channel so as to extend to the outlet port. A check valve is provided in this channel. Even if the spool should get stuck and immovable at an intermediate position between the above two positions, hydraulic oil can be fed from the inlet port to the outlet port through this bypass channel.

Abstract: An electronic braking system for a towing vehicle for towing a standard semi-trailer without such a braking system has a separate pressure control channel for the generation of trailer brake pressure whenever the towing vehicle is braked or if the parking brake of the towing vehicle is applied. The pressure signal level set in the towing vehicle is a function of the driver's electrical demand signal, compensated for trailer load and operating gradient. The compensation for trailer load is evaluated by assessing the total trailer mass from measurements of towing load during acceleration and substracting from this value the portion of the trailer load being supported by the towing vehicle as sensed by vertical force protection means on the towing means.

Abstract: A brake system for automotive vehicles with a device for anti-lock control. A pump is provided which, in the control mode, delivers a reduced fluid volume for positioning a piston of the master cylinder. The reduction of the delivery volume is accomplished in that the non-return valve (64, 65) is kept open. Accordingly the movements of the piston (56) become ineffective with respect to the delivery of pressure fluid. The non-return valve (64, 65) is kept open by an electromagnetic actuating unit (62). This actuating unit is controlled by the electronic control unit of the anti-lock device. In this manner at least one piston of the master cylinder and thus the brake pedal are positioned during the control mode in a predefined manner.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment a self-adjusting vehicle wheel drum brake is provided having an adjuster strut with a threadably extending star wheel and an adjuster pawl mechanism having a dual step tip. The dual step tip allows the adjuster mechanism to move the adjuster pawl in small incremental steps, thereby lowering in half or in close approximate thereto, the amount of wear required upon a pair of brake shoes before the adjuster pawl will effectuate outward movement of the brake shoes.

Abstract: A hydraulic retarder and control composed of an accumulator, for rapid filling of the retarder; a pulse valve, for controlling fluid flow to and from the accumulator; a regulator valve, for limiting the inlet pressure to the retarder; and a pair of check valves, for preventing fluid flow from the retarder to a pressure source and from the retarder to the accumulator. The pulse valve is controllable to provide rapid filling of the retarder, while the regulator valve will direct fluid from a secondary source to the retarder and control the pressure at the retarder inlet. The accumulator is filled from the main pressure source, between retard requests, at a rate that does not disturb the main transmission pressure level. One of the check valves and the pulse valve prevent the fluid in the accumulator from returning to the system other than when a retard request is present.

Abstract: A brake beam assembly for railroad cars. The brake beam includes a clevis rotatably connected to a channel member with the clevis having depending tabs which allow the clevis to be positioned in a right hand or left hand orientation. The clevis is connected to a leaf spring which is positioned in the channel member to accommodate excessive force during braking. The brake head is connected to an adaptor which allows the brake head and shoe to float and accommodate wheel wear or the misalignment of the brake beam and wheelset.

Abstract: A single generally U-shaped wire spring has a plurality of torsional spring loops formed in the center and fitting over an anchor mounting post for a leading-trailing shoe assembly. Each arm of the spring extends along the web of a shoe and terminates in a hook end which fits within a slot in the associated shoe web. The spring will return the brake shoes to their retracted position after service or parking brake operation, reengaging the adjuster/strut assembly after actuation of the wheel cylinder during service brake operation; retain the lower ends of the shoes against the anchor plate; and hold the shoes against the backing plate by the cantilever spring force component of the spring acting against retaining lips formed as part of the anchor mounting post, resulting in a cantilever spring load directed onto the web of each shoe toward the backing plate.

Abstract: A mount is formed from a rubber-metal mount and a damping device inserted therein. The rubber-metal mount is comprised of two support members interconnected by an elastomer member. The damping device has an inner hydraulic chamber and an outer hydraulic chamber which are interconnected through throttle passages and an annular passage. When the mount is to be used for operation without the damping device, the damping device is simply omitted.

Abstract: A shock absorber strut that includes inner and outer tubes which slide one over the other in a telescopic relationship. In the space confined between closed ends of the tubes, a stack arrangement of compressible elastomeric material pad assemblies is provided to function as shock absorber medium. Each assembly has a pad of compressible material having a central opening, a metal plate having a corresponding central opening and abutting one end of the pad, and a flanged bearing through said openings and abutting the plate to the pad. The pad has ends provided with a series of different sized bores cooperating to define flow spaces for compressed elastomer material to avoid contact with the guide rod. A guide rod extends substantially through the strut through the bearings. The entire arrangement of the bearing provides a glide path for the guide rod. Each plate has a plurality of holes, sub-peripherally located, the holes having torn and jagged protrusions engageable with the pad end.

Abstract: Wheel-locking device, in particular for a pram, which includes at least one wheel unit (4) and a wheel-locking member capable of being displaced substantially parallel to the axle of the wheel and of coming into contact with the wheel rim in order to lock its rotational position, wherein the wheel unit (4) is linked to the frame of the pram by means of a vertical linking sleeve (12) and in that the locking member includes a movable finger (14a, 14b) actuated by a control shaft (15) which moves vertically inside the linking sleeve. A single action on the flexible rod 18 therefore simultaneously locks the two pivoting wheel units of the axle beam 3 in terms of rotation. In one embodiment, the same wheel units may be locked in a fixed direction by means of locking parts (32, 33) interacting with the notches (30) of the linking sleeve (12).

Abstract: An accumulator comprises a housing and a rod. The housing is sealed by means of high- and low-pressure sealing devices. The high-pressure sealing device includes an annular groove formed on the inner surface of the housing, a seal ring with an L-shaped section housed in the annular groove, and an elastomeric O-ring disposed on the outer periphery side of the seal ring. The seal ring is composed of a thin wall portion, situated on the high-pressure side, and a thick wall portion situated on the low-pressure-side. The inner peripheral surface of the thick wall portion is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rod. A gap, which is wide enough to receive the hydraulic fluid, is defined between the inner peripheral surface of the thin wall portion and the outer peripheral surface of the rod. A drain recovery hole is connected between the high- and low-pressure sealing devices.

Abstract: A disc brake comprising a carrier member, a disc, a pair of friction pads supported by the carrier and arranged to slide in the axial direction of the disc, one of the pads having a backing member, a caliper mounted to the carrier for straddling the disc and arranged to slide in the axial direction of the disc, the caliper having at least a cylinder portion, a piston mounted in the cylinder portion and arranged to slide in the axial direction of the disc, the piston facing one of the friction pads on the side thereof remote from the disc, a boot means for shielding the piston, a shim means disposed between the piston and the backing member, and a shielding plate formed integrally with the shim means and located between the disc and the boot means. The shielding plate includes a first portion axially extending from the shim toward the disc and a second portion radially outwardly extending from the extension of the first portion.

Abstract: According to an illustrative example of this invention, the piston of a hydraulic oscillation damper is provided with a traction valve, i.e. a valve which is intended to damp the outward movement of the piston rod. This traction valve includes two valve discs and a valve member. The valve member is biased towards a closed position and urges the valve discs against a valve face of the piston. In response to a predetermined pressure difference between the two working chambers on both sides of the piston, a flow passage is opened by lifting the valve discs and the valve member from the valve face. Below said predetermined pressure difference, a preliminary restricted flow passage exists. This preliminary restricted flow passage extends in series across the radially inner circumferential edge of a first valve disc adjacent to the piston and through radially inner edge recesses and through radially outer edge recesses of a second valve disc adjacent to the first valve disc.

Abstract: A flexible strut device for supporting a pair of lifter wheels for a sugar beet harvester includes a mounting bracket secured to the tool bar of the sugar beet harvester. A fixed fulcrum plate is secured to the mounting bracket and is secured to a movable fulcrum plate by connector assemblies. A flexible strut having a pair of lifter wheels journaled thereon is secured to the movable fulcrum plate. The connector assemblies include horizontally disposed compression sleeves which yieldably urge the fixed and movable plate to a normal operating position and permit the movable fulcrum plate, the flexible strut and lifter wheels to be deflected upwardly or downwardly against the bias of the compression sleeves in response to the lifter wheels striking an object, such as a stone or the like.

Abstract: A disc brake pad in which the friction material is attached to the backing plate mechanically bonded with adhesives and through mechanical attachment to an expanded metal mesh utilizing uncompacted friction material and a compacted friction material preform.

Abstract: A spring consisting of a rope having a plurality of strands each containing a plurality of monofilaments, and a cured binder which has saturated the rope under pressure to cause it to be self-sustaining in spring form. A method of fabricating a spring including the steps of providing a conventional rope composed of a plurality of monofilaments, saturating the rope under pressure with a binder to form a combined rope and binder, forming the combined rope and binder into a predetermined spring shape, and curing the binder to cause the spring to be self-sustaining in the formed predetermined spring shape. A self-damping spring formed by the foregoing method wherein the rope is of the twisted type, and the amount of damping being dependent on the angularity of the twisting. A spring consisting of a first portion of a rope impregnated with binder to hold the spring in a self-sustaining shape and an untreated second rope portion formed integrally with the first portion.

Abstract: A compression valve assembly includes a valve cage having a stem at a first end and an annular skirt at a second end. The skirt is provided with a slidable surface. A relief valve is adapted for selectively blocking fluid flow through the valve cage. A cup includes an annular rim and a base. The rim is provided with a slidable surface. A spring biased agaist the relief valve is selectively compressed as the cup rim is slidably received over the skirt by a measured axial load provided by a preloading means. The cup is secured to the valve cage and the axial load is removed.

Abstract: A brake control system is described that prevents a wheel lockup condition by identifying the brake pressure that produces the maximum possible braking effort during each brake pressure application period and applying a predetermined fraction of the identified pressure after an incipient wheel lockup condition is sensed. The predetermined fraction provides for adaptive adjustment of the brake pressure if the identified brake pressure is in error until a pressure is applied that produces substantially the maximum possible braking effort.